PHOTOSYNTHESIS: WAVELENGTHS VS. DISTANCE
Introduction:
Every living being on Earth can be categorized by either autotroph or heterotroph. What do I mean autotroph or heterotroph? Humans and most animals are considered heterotrophs. Heterotrophs gain their energy from harvesting the energy that other living things have stored. An example of this would be a human having a turkey dinner or a rabbit enjoying some leafy greens. Each example shows a living thing, consuming another once living thing to gain energy. Autotrophs gain their energy in a different way. Autotrophs can gain their energy from non-living systems like the sun for example. Most plants are consider autotrophs because they gain their energy from the sun. Autotrophs who gain their energy from light, are also known as photoautotrophs and autotrophs who gain their energy from chemicals and other compounds are considered chemoautotrophs.
Today we are focusing on photoautotrophs. As mentioned, …show more content…
The first test will be measuring the distance of light and it 's affect to photosynthesis. I believe that the light to the leaves will show the most activity in terms of photosynthesis, and the light furthest away will show the least amount of activity. I believe this because the energy of the light will be closer to the plant. The second test will be measuring the wavelengths of light. I believe that the red light will show the most activity and the blue light will show the least amount. I believe the red light will have the strongest wavelengths and will produce the most bubbles because typically, red lights produce more heat, which I equate to having a higher wavelength. Our final test will be testing three different leaves and finding where they store their potassium as starch is another indicator of photosynthesis. I believe that the leaves will show greater potassium levels near the center of the leaves along the
Introduction:
Every living being on Earth can be categorized by either autotroph or heterotroph. What do I mean autotroph or heterotroph? Humans and most animals are considered heterotrophs. Heterotrophs gain their energy from harvesting the energy that other living things have stored. An example of this would be a human having a turkey dinner or a rabbit enjoying some leafy greens. Each example shows a living thing, consuming another once living thing to gain energy. Autotrophs gain their energy in a different way. Autotrophs can gain their energy from non-living systems like the sun for example. Most plants are consider autotrophs because they gain their energy from the sun. Autotrophs who gain their energy from light, are also known as photoautotrophs and autotrophs who gain their energy from chemicals and other compounds are considered chemoautotrophs.
Today we are focusing on photoautotrophs. As mentioned, …show more content…
The first test will be measuring the distance of light and it 's affect to photosynthesis. I believe that the light to the leaves will show the most activity in terms of photosynthesis, and the light furthest away will show the least amount of activity. I believe this because the energy of the light will be closer to the plant. The second test will be measuring the wavelengths of light. I believe that the red light will show the most activity and the blue light will show the least amount. I believe the red light will have the strongest wavelengths and will produce the most bubbles because typically, red lights produce more heat, which I equate to having a higher wavelength. Our final test will be testing three different leaves and finding where they store their potassium as starch is another indicator of photosynthesis. I believe that the leaves will show greater potassium levels near the center of the leaves along the